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CTV News
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- Business
- CTV News
Vancouver council approves amended plan for Granville Street revitalization
A plan to revitalize Vancouver's Granville Entertainment District was passed by city council Wednesday, with a number of amendments. The Granville Street Plan was developed to address neighbourhood issues such as vacant storefronts and 'street disorder concerns,' according to a staff report. 'It's about creating a vibrant, fun space and supporting the local businesses, restaurants, and venues that bring it to life,' said Mayor Ken Sim, in a statement. 'Granville has long been an iconic part of our downtown core, and we're committed to making it thrive again.' Over 20 years, the city's plan would see Granville transformed into a year-round pedestrian zone stretching across the downtown core. It would also be split into three distinct areas: an 'entertainment core' focused on culture and nightlife, a 'city centre' with mixed-used residential developments and a public plaza for events, and a quieter 'bridgehead' area connecting Granville with nearby neighbourhoods. Council first voted to develop a revitalization program for Granville back in 2023, launching an engagement process that included feedback from businesses, residents, community organizations and the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations. Some of the amendments added to the plan before it was passed Wednesday involved exploring options for two-way cycling access, and the potential for an 'attended indoor bike parkade.' Another amendment required that staff engage with the city's disability community, to ensure the final designs 'maximize accessibility, including but not limited to ensuring that curbs and stairs are avoided when possible.'
Hamilton Spectator
29-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hamilton Spectator
Canada Together returns on July 1 with live entertainment and family activities
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority invites the community to its fourth annual Canada Together celebration at Canada Place on July 1. As one of the largest Canada Day events outside of Ottawa, this marks 39 years of festivities at the iconic Vancouver waterfront venue. The free, family-friendly event runs from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and features a lineup of live performances, cultural activities, and community programming—including a meaningful citizenship ceremony welcoming 40 new Canadians. Juno Award-winning local legends Dear Rouge are set to close out the event as the main stage headliners. Canada Together is planned in collaboration with the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, guided by the theme 'weaving together the fabric of a nation.' The event is intended to honour Canada's diversity and sets an intention for the day to gather, celebrate, learn and share. At 11:00 a.m., zones and exhibits—including the main stage—will open with entertainment and activities for everyone to enjoy. The event site covers five city blocks, including both outdoor and indoor spaces at Canada Place, Jack Poole Plaza, and surrounding city streets. Event highlights include: 'We are proud to welcome everyone to the annual Canada Together event at Canada Place,' said Cliff Stewart, Canada Place Corporation President, and Vice President Infrastructure at the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority. 'This is a special day for the community to come together in celebration and in honour of Canada's diversity. We are appreciative of the continued collaboration with the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations, and support from our sponsors, partners, and performers who help make this day possible.' Canada Together will also be featured in a live broadcast on CBC presented by the Department of Canadian Heritage, alongside celebrations in Summerside, PEI and Yellowknife, NWT. For those not attending Canada Together in-person, tune into CBC or Radio-Canada at 5:00 p.m. PST to catch performances of fantastic Canadian musical artists from across the country. The port authority encourages event attendees to take public transportation to the event, conveniently located near several bus routes and the Waterfront and Burrard SkyTrain stations. Get involved More than 150 volunteers help welcome over 200,000 guests who take part in the free event activities organized around Canada Place on July 1. Volunteering is a great way to build experience, get involved in your community, meet new people and show your community spirit. Volunteers must be at least 16 years old. Volunteer positions are needed for the following areas: For more information on these participation opportunities and other event details, please visit . Partners The 4th annual July 1 Canada Together event at Canada Place is presented by the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority in collaboration with the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. The event is made possible thanks to the generous support of partners including: The Department of Canadian Heritage and the Government of Canada, Chamber of Shipping, CN, CPKC, Destination Vancouver, Downtown Van, Indigenous Tourism BC, Indigo Parking, London Drugs, Stanley Park Brewing, Tim Hortons and Vancouver Terminal Elevator Association; and special thanks to the City of Vancouver and the Vancouver Convention Centre. Media partners include Global BC, The World Famous CFOX, Rock 101, 730 CKNW, OMNI Television, AM1320 CHMB, @AngieLowis, Curiocity and Miss604. Media contact Arpen Rana Senior Communications Advisor 778.239.5264 About Canada Place Canada Place is an internationally recognized landmark and venue for world-class events. For 39 years, Canada Place has served as a hub for national celebrations. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is a shared steward of the lands and waters that make up the Port of Vancouver and is the owner and operator of Canada Place. Canada Place houses Vancouver Convention Centre East, Pan Pacific Hotel, FlyOver, World Trade Centre and Indigo Park Canada. It serves as the largest cruise ship terminal in Canada and has been the homeport to the Vancouver-Alaska cruises for more than 30 years.
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
First Nations Leadership Council & Union of BC Municipalities call for withdrawal of Bill 15
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) / VANCOUVER, BC, May 22, 2025 /CNW/ - The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) and its member organizations joined with the Union of BC Municipalities today to call on the Province to withdraw Bill 15 – the Infrastructure Projects Act. If passed into law, Bill 15 would give greater powers to Cabinet to expedite the approval of projects it deems to be "provincially significant". First Nations and local governments have expressed concern with the lack of consultation prior to the legislation being drafted. First Nations leaders have also highlighted the Province's failure to fulfill its constitutional, legislative, and environmental obligations and commitments, including those under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, the Interim Approach on the Alignment of Laws, and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. First Nations Chiefs and leadership recently met with Premier Eby to express their collective opposition to Bill 15 which has the potential to greatly impact First Nations' inherent and Aboriginal rights, title, and jurisdiction. Local governments also met with Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma and have expressed concern that Bill 15 would provide Cabinet with extraordinary powers to override local regulations, including local government Official Community Plans, zoning bylaw amendments and subdivision approval processes. Bill 15 has passed second reading and moved to Committee last week, slated for completion of Committee and a third reading in the legislature next week before final vote. Quotes Councillor Trish Mandewo, President, Union of BC Municipalities:" The provisions in Bill 15 constitute an unnecessary over reach by the Province into local decision making. Local governments welcome provincial efforts to expedite project development, but not through transferring power from communities to Victoria. If the goal is to reduce the regulatory burden on major projects, local governments are more than willing to work with the province to improve the system – let's work together. It's time for the Province to withdraw Bill 15 and find a new path forward." Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President, Union of BC Indian Chiefs:"It is time for the Eby government to action their commitments to reconciliation and uphold their own laws and processes. Despite repeated earnest efforts to reason with Premier Eby, Minister Ma, and others within the Province, the Province continues to stubbornly advance Bills 14 and 15 regardless of the political and relational costs. First Nations are not opposed to responsible development, and we understand the need to expedite the approval and construction of hospitals, schools, and other critical infrastructure. But Bills 14 and 15 go well beyond that, and the process that led to their development flouted First Nations' basic human rights and the Province's own law, policy, and processes. There's only one way forward: the Province must withdraw the bills as currently drafted, and we must work on principled solutions to the myriad of crises we face together." Robert Phillips, Political Executive Member of the First Nations Summit: "We are at a serious crossroads in First Nations-Crown relations in BC. We have literally spent decades building principled frameworks and processes to lead us to reconciliation and shared prosperity in this province. The most recent is the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, passed unanimously by the Legislature in 2019, establishing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as the framework for reconciliation. Instead of leaning into this framework and related process, the Province has decided to ignore it and attempt to empower itself with extraordinary control and discretion that are in direct contrast to reconciliation. This rollback of reconciliation will put us back decades and is an affront to First Nations and a disservice to all British Columbians." Regional Chief Terry Teegee, BC Assembly of First Nations:"We stand united in our call for the immediate withdrawal of Bill 15 – Infrastructure Projects Act. This legislation undermines our rights and title by granting the BC government unprecedented powers without proper consultation with First Nations. I strongly urge Premier Eby and the provincial government to immediately engage in respectful and meaningful dialogue instead of pushing this ill-conceived legislation through, which fundamentally threatens our sovereignty and governance and will negatively affect future generations." SOURCE First Nations Summit View original content to download multimedia: Sign in to access your portfolio
Cision Canada
22-05-2025
- Politics
- Cision Canada
First Nations Leadership Council & Union of BC Municipalities call for withdrawal of Bill 15
xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) / VANCOUVER, BC, May 22, 2025 /CNW/ - The First Nations Leadership Council (FNLC) and its member organizations joined with the Union of BC Municipalities today to call on the Province to withdraw Bill 15 – the Infrastructure Projects Act. If passed into law, Bill 15 would give greater powers to Cabinet to expedite the approval of projects it deems to be "provincially significant". First Nations and local governments have expressed concern with the lack of consultation prior to the legislation being drafted. First Nations leaders have also highlighted the Province's failure to fulfill its constitutional, legislative, and environmental obligations and commitments, including those under the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, the Interim Approach on the Alignment of Laws, and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. First Nations Chiefs and leadership recently met with Premier Eby to express their collective opposition to Bill 15 which has the potential to greatly impact First Nations' inherent and Aboriginal rights, title, and jurisdiction. Local governments also met with Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma and have expressed concern that Bill 15 would provide Cabinet with extraordinary powers to override local regulations, including local government Official Community Plans, zoning bylaw amendments and subdivision approval processes. Bill 15 has passed second reading and moved to Committee last week, slated for completion of Committee and a third reading in the legislature next week before final vote. Quotes Councillor Trish Mandewo, President, Union of BC Municipalities: " The provisions in Bill 15 constitute an unnecessary over reach by the Province into local decision making. Local governments welcome provincial efforts to expedite project development, but not through transferring power from communities to Victoria. If the goal is to reduce the regulatory burden on major projects, local governments are more than willing to work with the province to improve the system – let's work together. It's time for the Province to withdraw Bill 15 and find a new path forward." Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, President, Union of BC Indian Chiefs: "It is time for the Eby government to action their commitments to reconciliation and uphold their own laws and processes. Despite repeated earnest efforts to reason with Premier Eby, Minister Ma, and others within the Province, the Province continues to stubbornly advance Bills 14 and 15 regardless of the political and relational costs. First Nations are not opposed to responsible development, and we understand the need to expedite the approval and construction of hospitals, schools, and other critical infrastructure. But Bills 14 and 15 go well beyond that, and the process that led to their development flouted First Nations' basic human rights and the Province's own law, policy, and processes. There's only one way forward: the Province must withdraw the bills as currently drafted, and we must work on principled solutions to the myriad of crises we face together." Robert Phillips, Political Executive Member of the First Nations Summit: "We are at a serious crossroads in First Nations-Crown relations in BC. We have literally spent decades building principled frameworks and processes to lead us to reconciliation and shared prosperity in this province. The most recent is the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, passed unanimously by the Legislature in 2019, establishing the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as the framework for reconciliation. Instead of leaning into this framework and related process, the Province has decided to ignore it and attempt to empower itself with extraordinary control and discretion that are in direct contrast to reconciliation. This rollback of reconciliation will put us back decades and is an affront to First Nations and a disservice to all British Columbians." Regional Chief Terry Teegee, BC Assembly of First Nations: "We stand united in our call for the immediate withdrawal of Bill 15 – Infrastructure Projects Act. This legislation undermines our rights and title by granting the BC government unprecedented powers without proper consultation with First Nations. I strongly urge Premier Eby and the provincial government to immediately engage in respectful and meaningful dialogue instead of pushing this ill-conceived legislation through, which fundamentally threatens our sovereignty and governance and will negatively affect future generations."
Vancouver Sun
16-05-2025
- Science
- Vancouver Sun
5 things to know about B.C.'s long-extinct Coast Salish Woolly Dog
Long gone from existence, the Coast Salish Woolly Dog is brought back to life in the pages of a new book: The Teachings of Mutton: A Coast Salish Woolly Dog. Rich with stories from Musqueam, Squamish, Stó:lō, Suquamish, Cowichan , Katzie, Snuneymuxw, and Skokomish cultures, the book highlights the story of the animal whose coat was used by Indigenous weavers to craft blankets and other woven items. Co-authored by Liz Hammond-Kaarremaa with weavers, knowledge keepers and elders, the book comes out May 25. Hammond-Kaarremaa, along with a number of Coast Salish contributors to the tome, will be doing readings at the VPL Central Branch on June 4 at 7 p.m. and the Museum of Anthropology on June 5 at 7 p.m. Get top headlines and gossip from the world of celebrity and entertainment. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sun Spots will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. What is a Coast Salish Woolly Dog? The Coast Salish Woolly Dog, or sqʷəmey̓ in the Hul'q'umi'num (a traditional Coast Salish language), was a small-to-medium-sized dog that was bred for its woolly fibres, which Indigenous weavers wove into traditional blankets, robes and regalia. The dogs lived throughout B.C. but mostly on Vancouver Island and the Puget Sound area of Washington state. How far back does the Coast Salish Woolly Dog go? Word in the scientific world is the dogs were developed as a breed before European contact in this part of the world. The oldest remains of the Coast Salish Woolly Dog were found in Puget Sound and the Strait of Georgia, and date from 4,000 years ago. Who is Mutton? In 2000, the pelt of a dog was discovered in a drawer at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. The pelt, it turns out, was from a Coast Salish Woolly Dog named Mutton and it had been donated to the institution in 1859 by ethnographer George Gibbs who worked on the Northwest Boundary Survey expedition (1857-61) that mapped the land between B.C. and the U.S. What is a modern breed that resembles the Coast Salish Woolly Dog? The Coast Salish Woolly Dog would have most resembled the modern-day Spitz breed. The two share a small-to-medium build, with thick ivory-white hair, pointed ears and a curly tail. What happened to the breed? Colonization happened and the dog population declined in the 19th century, and then pretty much disappeared by the early 1900s. A simplified answer to the decline was that during colonization sheep wool blankets were introduced and basically put the woolly dogs out of work. But scholars also say contributing to their extinction was the welfare of the caretakers of the dogs as things like disease, cultural disruption and displacement wreaked havoc on Indigenous communities.
